Last Updated: November 2025
Effective Date: November 2025
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Pizza 73 ("we," "our," or "us") uses cookies and similar tracking
technologies on our website pizza73-a.org. This policy should be read in conjunction with our
Privacy Policy.
This Cookie Policy complies with Canadian privacy laws, including the Personal Information Protection
and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and applicable provincial legislation in Québec.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when
you visit a website. Cookies allow websites to recognize your device and store information about your
preferences or past actions.
Cookies can be "persistent" (remain on your device until deleted or expired) or "session" cookies
(deleted when you close your browser).
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such
as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt-out of these cookies as they are
essential for the website to work. Without these cookies, services you request cannot be provided.
Types and Examples:
- Session Management Cookies:
- Maintain your session while browsing our website
- Remember that you are logged into your account
- Prevent unauthorized access to your account
- Example: PHPSESSID, session_id
- Duration: Session (deleted when browser closes)
- Shopping Cart Cookies:
- Store items you add to your shopping cart
- Remember your cart contents if you navigate away
- Maintain cart state during checkout process
- Example: cart_session, cart_items
- Duration: Session or up to 7 days
- Security and Authentication Cookies:
- Verify your identity when logging in
- Protect against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks
- Maintain secure connections (HTTPS)
- Example: csrf_token, auth_token
- Duration: Session or up to 24 hours
- Load Balancing Cookies:
- Distribute website traffic across servers
- Ensure optimal website performance
- Prevent server overload
- Example: AWSELB, load_balancer
- Duration: Session
- Cookie Consent Cookies:
- Remember your cookie preferences
- Store your consent choices
- Prevent showing cookie banner repeatedly
- Example: cookieConsent, cookie_preferences
- Duration: 1 year
3.2 Functional Cookies
These cookies enhance the functionality of our website by remembering your preferences and choices.
They allow us to provide personalized features and improve your experience. While not strictly necessary,
they enable enhanced functionality that makes your visit more convenient.
Types and Examples:
- Language and Regional Preferences:
- Remember your preferred language (English, French)
- Store regional settings (date format, currency display)
- Maintain location-based preferences
- Example: lang_pref, region_settings
- Duration: 1 year
- User Interface Preferences:
- Remember your display preferences (dark mode, font size)
- Store layout preferences
- Remember collapsed/expanded menu states
- Example: ui_preferences, display_settings
- Duration: 1 year
- Login and Account Preferences:
- Remember your login status (if you choose "Remember Me")
- Store account preferences and settings
- Remember recently viewed items
- Example: remember_me, user_preferences
- Duration: 30 days to 1 year (depending on preference)
- Form Data:
- Remember information you've entered in forms
- Auto-fill delivery addresses
- Save draft orders
- Example: form_data, saved_addresses
- Duration: Session to 30 days
- Video and Media Preferences:
- Remember video playback preferences
- Store volume settings
- Remember playback position
- Example: video_preferences, media_settings
- Duration: Session to 1 year
3.3 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting
information anonymously. This helps us improve our website's performance, user experience, and business
operations. Analytics data is typically aggregated and anonymized.
Types and Examples:
- Google Analytics Cookies:
- _ga: Distinguishes unique users (2 years)
- _gid: Distinguishes unique users (24 hours)
- _gat: Throttles request rate (1 minute)
- _gac_*: Contains campaign information (90 days)
- Tracks: Page views, session duration, bounce rate, traffic sources
- Purpose: Website analytics, user behavior analysis, performance optimization
- Page View and Navigation Tracking:
- Track which pages you visit
- Monitor navigation paths through the website
- Identify popular content and pages
- Measure time spent on pages
- Example: page_views, navigation_path
- Duration: Session to 2 years
- User Behavior Analysis:
- Track clicks, scrolls, and mouse movements
- Monitor form interactions and completion rates
- Analyze shopping cart abandonment
- Identify user engagement patterns
- Example: behavior_tracking, engagement_metrics
- Duration: Session to 1 year
- Website Performance Monitoring:
- Measure page load times
- Track error rates and technical issues
- Monitor server response times
- Identify performance bottlenecks
- Example: performance_metrics, error_tracking
- Duration: Session to 30 days
- Conversion Tracking:
- Track completed orders and conversions
- Measure marketing campaign effectiveness
- Analyze conversion funnels
- Identify drop-off points in the ordering process
- Example: conversion_tracking, order_completion
- Duration: 30 days to 1 year
Third-Party Services: We use Google Analytics to analyze website usage. Google's
use of data is governed by their Privacy Policy
and Terms of Service.
Data Anonymization: We use IP anonymization in Google Analytics, which means your IP address
is truncated before being sent to Google. This helps protect your privacy while still providing useful
analytics data.
3.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements and track the effectiveness of our marketing
campaigns. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure
advertising effectiveness. These cookies are only used with your explicit consent.
Types and Examples:
- Advertising Network Cookies:
- Track your browsing across websites to show relevant ads
- Build advertising profiles based on your interests
- Limit the number of times you see the same ad
- Example: DoubleClick, Google Ads, Facebook Pixel
- Duration: 30 days to 2 years
- Third-party providers: Google, Facebook, other advertising networks
- Social Media Tracking Pixels:
- Track website visits from social media platforms
- Measure social media campaign effectiveness
- Enable social media features (sharing, login)
- Example: Facebook Pixel, Twitter Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
- Duration: 30 days to 2 years
- Third-party providers: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram
- Retargeting Cookies:
- Show you ads for products you viewed but didn't purchase
- Remind you of items in your abandoned cart
- Display personalized offers based on your browsing history
- Example: retargeting_id, abandoned_cart
- Duration: 30 days to 90 days
- Conversion Tracking Cookies:
- Track completed purchases from advertising campaigns
- Measure return on advertising investment (ROI)
- Attribute sales to specific marketing channels
- Example: conversion_tracking, campaign_attribution
- Duration: 30 days to 1 year
- Affiliate and Partner Cookies:
- Track referrals from partner websites
- Attribute sales to affiliate partners
- Manage affiliate program commissions
- Example: affiliate_id, partner_tracking
- Duration: 30 days to 90 days
Important Notes:
- We only use marketing cookies with your explicit consent, which you can withdraw at any time
- Marketing cookies may track your activity across different websites
- These cookies are typically set by third-party advertising networks
- You can opt-out of personalized advertising through your browser settings or ad network preferences
- Opting out of marketing cookies will not eliminate all advertising, but will make ads less relevant to you
Third-Party Advertising Networks: We may work with advertising networks such as Google Ads,
Facebook Ads, and others. These networks have their own privacy policies and cookie practices. We encourage
you to review their policies:
4. Specific Cookies We Use
The following table details the specific cookies used on our website:
| Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Type |
Duration |
| cart_session |
Stores shopping cart items |
Essential |
Session |
| cookieConsent |
Remembers your cookie preferences |
Functional |
1 year |
| _ga |
Google Analytics - distinguishes users |
Analytics |
2 years |
| _gid |
Google Analytics - distinguishes users |
Analytics |
24 hours |
| _gat |
Google Analytics - throttles request rate |
Analytics |
1 minute |
5. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics,
deliver advertisements, and provide enhanced functionality. These third parties may set their own
cookies on your device.
Third-party services we use include:
- Google Analytics: Website analytics and performance tracking
- Payment Processors: Secure payment processing (cookies for transaction security)
- Social Media Platforms: Social sharing and integration features (if applicable)
These third parties have their own privacy policies and cookie practices. We encourage you to review
their policies:
6. Local Storage and Similar Technologies
In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies such as:
- Local Storage: Stores data locally in your browser (e.g., shopping cart contents)
- Session Storage: Temporary storage for session data
- Web Beacons/Pixels: Small images used to track website usage
- Fingerprinting: Technology that identifies devices based on unique characteristics
These technologies are subject to the same privacy protections and consent requirements as cookies.
7. Your Cookie Choices
7.1 Cookie Consent
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner asking for your consent to use
non-essential cookies. You can:
- Accept: Allow all cookies (essential, functional, analytics, and marketing)
- Decline: Only allow essential cookies necessary for website functionality
7.2 Managing Cookies
You can manage your cookie preferences in several ways:
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- Block all cookies
- Block third-party cookies
- Delete existing cookies
- Set notifications when cookies are placed
Browser-specific instructions:
Opt-Out Tools
You can opt out of certain third-party cookies:
7.3 Impact of Disabling Cookies
If you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly:
- Shopping cart may not save items
- Preferences may not be remembered
- Some features may be unavailable
- Website performance may be affected
8. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want
to be tracked. Currently, there is no standard for how websites respond to DNT signals. We do not
currently respond to DNT signals, but we respect your cookie preferences as set through our cookie
consent mechanism.
9. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal
requirements. We will notify you of any material changes by:
- Updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy
- Posting a notice on our website
- Sending an email notification (if you have provided an email address)
Your continued use of our website after such changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
10. Contact Information
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
This Cookie Policy is effective as of November 2025